Cabinet with a retractable bar section

ABSTRACT

A cabinet includes a cabinet base and a countertop. The countertop includes a top surface having a bar section opening. A bar section is slidably positioned within the bar section opening. The bar section has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers. The upper portion includes an outer perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of the bar section opening. A lift mechanism is mounted inside of the cabinet base and supports the bar section. The lift mechanism is operable to move the bar section from a fully extended position to a fully retracted position. In the fully extended position, the bar section extends above the top surface such that the beverage containers are accessible to a user. In the fully retracted position, the lower portion is retracted below the top surface and the upper portion extends above the top surface.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to cabinets. More specifically, the disclosure relates to bar cabinets having a retractable bar section.

BACKGROUND

Bar cabinets include a counter top and a bar section disposed on the counter top. The bar section is used for storing and serving various alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage containers, such as wine bottles, sodas bottles and the like. Some of these bar sections are designed to be retractable within an opening in the counter top of the bar cabinet itself. Such retractable bar sections may have a fully extended position to allow access to the beverage containers and a fully retracted position to hide the bar section from view. The bar section can be operated via remote control device to move from the fully extended position to the fully retracted position.

However, in the fully retracted position, the top surface of the bar section is flush with the top surface of the counter top of the bar cabinet, forming a thin seam therebetween. As such, glasses or other liquid filled containers, may be inadvertently placed on or near the seam when the bar section is fully retracted.

Problematically, placing liquid filled containers on or near the seam poses a risk that the containers may be tipped over when the bar section is remotely operated and extended, wherein the liquid can be spilled out of the container and onto the counter top. Additionally, even if the liquid filled containers are too near, but not on the seam, there is still a risk that the containers may be accidentally tipped over and spilled liquid may then flow down into the nearby seam, soiling the beverage containers stored in the bar section below.

Further, even though such retractable bar sections are designed to store beverage containers, the bar sections are usually not configured to store and properly secure beverage glasses, such as wine glasses or other forms of stemware. For example, shelves may be installed in the bar section, but shelves to not secure the glasses from inadvertently being tipped over during extension or retraction of the bar section. Moreover, shelves can interfere with the storage space available for the beverage containers.

Accordingly, there is a need for a bar cabinet having a retractable bar section that reduces the risk of spillage into the seam between the bar section and the opening in the bar cabinet. Further, there is a need for the retractable bar section that is operable to store glasses, such as stemware, in a way that secures the glasses during operation of the bar section or does not interfere with the storage space of the beverage containers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure offers advantages and alternatives over the prior art by providing a cabinet with a retractable bar section. The retractable bar section has an upper portion that may include an outer perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of a bar section opening that the retractable bar section is slidably positioned in. The outer perimeter of the bar section prevents liquid filled containers from getting too close to the bar section opening in order to reduce the risk of liquid being inadvertently spilled into the bar section opening.

The upper portion may include a bottom wall that defines a bottom of an inner chamber. The bottom wall includes a stemware opening and a stemware slot. The stemware opening is sized to receive a base of a stem of stemware into the inner chamber. The stemware slot is sized to enable a stem of the stemware to be slid along the stemware slot and positioned such that the bottom wall supports the base of the stemware as the stemware hangs from the inner chamber. Accordingly, the stemware is securely stored in the bar section and held in position as the bar section is retracted or extended.

A cabinet in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure includes a cabinet base. A countertop is mounted on the cabinet base. The countertop includes a top surface having a bar section opening disposed therethrough. A bar section is slidably positioned within the bar section opening. The bar section has an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers. The upper portion is mounted on top of the lower portion. The upper portion includes an outer perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of the bar section opening. A lift mechanism is mounted inside of the cabinet base and supports the bar section. The lift mechanism is operable to move the bar section from a fully extended position to a fully retracted position. In the fully extended position, the bar section extends above the top surface such that the beverage containers are accessible to a user. In the fully retracted position, the lower portion is retracted below the top surface and the upper portion extends above the top surface.

Another cabinet in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure includes a cabinet base. A countertop is mounted on the cabinet base. The countertop includes a top surface having a bar section opening disposed therethrough. A bar section is slidably positioned within the bar section opening. The bar section has a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion is configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers. The upper portion is mounted on top of the lower portion. The upper portion includes an inner chamber sized to receive therein a base and a portion of a stem associated with a stemware. A bottom wall defines a bottom of the inner chamber. The bottom wall includes a stemware opening and a stemware slot. The stemware opening is sized to enable the base of the stemware to be placed into the inner chamber. The stemware slot is sized to enable the stem to be slid along the stemware slot and positioned such that the bottom wall supports the base of the stemware as the stemware hangs from the inner chamber. A lift mechanism is mounted inside of the cabinet base and supports the bar section. The lift mechanism is operable to move the bar section from a fully extended position to a fully retracted position.

DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 depicts an example of a perspective view of a cabinet having a retractable bar section, wherein the bar section is in a fully extended position according to aspects described herein;

FIG. 2 depicts an example of a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section is in a partially retracted position according to aspects described herein;

FIG. 3 depicts an example of a perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section is in a fully retracted position according to aspects described herein;

FIG. 4 depicts an example of a cross-sectional side view of the cabinet of FIG. 1 taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section is in the fully extended position according to aspects described herein;

FIG. 5 depicts an example of a cross-sectional side view of the cabinet of FIG. 3 taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 3, wherein the bar section is in the fully retracted position according to aspects described herein;

FIG. 6 depicts an example of a perspective top view of an upper portion of the retractable bar section of FIG. 1, wherein a top wall of the upper portion has been removed to reveal an inner chamber disposed within the upper portion according to aspects described herein; and

FIG. 7 depicts an example of a perspective bottom view of the upper portion of the retractable bar section of FIG. 6, wherein upper portion includes a bottom wall having a stemware opening and a pair of stemware slots, the bottom wall supporting bases of a plurality of stemware hanging from the bottom wall according to aspects described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Certain examples will now be described to provide an overall understanding of the principles of the structure, function, manufacture, and use of the methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein. One or more examples are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will understand that the methods, systems, and devices specifically described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting examples and that the scope of the present disclosure is defined solely by the claims. The features illustrated or described in connection with one example maybe combined with the features of other examples. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms “substantially”, “approximately”, “about”, “relatively,” or other such similar terms that may be used throughout this disclosure, including the claims, are used to describe and account for small fluctuations, such as due to variations in processing from a reference or parameter. Such small fluctuations include a zero fluctuation from the reference or parameter as well. For example, they can refer to less than or equal to ±10%, such as less than or equal to ±5%, such as less than or equal to ±2%, such as less than or equal to ±1%, such as less than or equal to ±0.5%, such as less than or equal to ±0.2%, such as less than or equal to ±0.1%, such as less than or equal to ±0.05%.

Referring to FIG. 1, an example of a perspective view of a cabinet 100 having a retractable bar section 102 according to aspects described herein is depicted. The retractable bar section 102, in this view, is in a fully extended position.

The cabinet includes a cabinet base 104. A countertop 106 is mounted on the cabinet base 104. The countertop 106 may be integrally mounted on the base 104 in several different ways. For example, the countertop 106 may be a separate piece that was fastened to the cabinet base 104 via variety of different fastening devices and/or methods. For example, the counter top 106 could be securely mounted to the cabinet 104 with screws, nails, glue, or the like. The counter top 106 could also be mounted to the cabinet 106 using tongue and groove joints. Alternatively, the countertop 106 could be formed as an integral one piece top portion of the cabinet 104.

The countertop 106 includes a top surface 108. The top surface 108 has a bar section opening 110 disposed therethrough. That is, the bar section opening 110 penetrates the top surface 108 and the countertop 106 to allow access to the inside of the cabinet 104.

In the example of FIG. 1, the bar section opening 110 has an outer perimeter 112 that is substantially rectangular in shape. However, the perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 may be anyone of several shapes, e.g., square, round or the like.

The retractable bar section 102 is slidably positioned within the bar section opening 110. The bar section 102 has an upper portion 114 and a lower portion 116. The upper portion 114 is mounted on top of the lower portion 116. As will be shown in greater detail herein, the upper portion 114 has an outer perimeter 118 that is larger than the perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110.

More specifically, the distance around the closed border that defines the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 is larger than the distance around the closed border that defines the outer perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110. The perimeter 118 of upper portion 114 being larger than the perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 enables the upper portion 114 to advantageously overhang the bar section opening 110 by a certain overhang distance 144 (best seen in FIGS. 3 and 5). As such, liquid filled containers are prevented from being placed too close to the bar section opening 110, therefore reducing the risk of inadvertently spillage of liquid into the opening 110.

The outer perimeter 118, in this example, includes a decorative molding disposed thereon. As such, the outer perimeter 118 may include a variety of recessed, relieved or curved surfaces extending longitudinally along the side walls of the upper portion 114 that form the decorative molding. In other embodiments however, the outer perimeter may also be substantially vertical sidewalls extending from a bottom wall to a top wall of the upper portion 114.

The lower portion 116 is configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers 120. The beverage containers 120 may be bottles for various alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, such as wine, whisky, soda or the like. The beverage containers 120 may come in a variety of shapes, sizes. In this example the beverage contains 120 are illustrated as all having substantially the same height 122. However, the heights 122 of the beverage containers may vary.

The upper portion 114, includes a hollow inner chamber 124 (best seen in FIG. 6) from which a plurality of stemware 126 may hang from (best seen in FIG. 7). The stemware 126 may be various types of wine glasses or other types of stemware. The stemware 126 may come in a variety of shapes and sizes. In this example, the stemware 126 are illustrated as all hanging from the inner chamber by substantially the same stemware hanging height 128. However, the hanging heights 128 of the stemware may vary.

The lower portion 116 has a lower portion height 130 sized to receive the plurality of beverage containers 120 and to enable the plurality of stemware 126 to hang from the inner chamber 124 without coming into contact with the plurality of beverage containers 120. More specifically, the lower portion height 130 is sized to be greater than the largest beverage container height 122 plus the largest stemware hanging height 128.

The upper portion 114 has an upper portion height 132 that is much smaller than the lower portion height 130. Preferably, the lower portion height 132 is less than one quarter of the height 130 of the lower portion 116.

In the fully extended position, the bar section 102 extends above the top surface 108 such that the beverage containers 120 are accessible to a user. As illustrated in the example of FIG. 1, when in the fully extended position, the lower portion 116 of the bar section 102 extends substantially entirely above the top surface 108 of the counter top 106. However, in other embodiments, the lower portion 116 may be slightly recessed into the bar section opening 110 when the bar section 102 is in its fully extended position, so long as a user can reasonably access the beverage containers 122.

As best seen in FIG. 3, when the bar section 102 is in a fully retracted position, the lower portion 116 is retracted below the top surface 108, and the upper portion 114 extends above the top surface 108. Additionally, as will be discussed in greater detail herein, the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 extends past the perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 and horizontally over the top surface 108 of the counter top 106. As such, the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 prevents liquid filled containers from getting too close to the bar section opening 110 and reduces the risk of inadvertent spillage into the bar section opening 110.

A lift mechanism 132 (best seen in FIG. 4) is mounted inside of the cabinet base 104 and supports the bar section 102. The lift mechanism 132 is operable to move the bar section 102 from its fully extended position to its fully retracted position.

Referring to FIG. 2, an example of a perspective view of the cabinet 100 of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section 102 is in a partially retracted position according to aspects described herein is depicted. The lift mechanism 132, in this example, is retracting the bar section 102 from its fully extended position to its fully retracted position. The lift mechanism 132 is operable to substantially vertically extend or retract the bar section 102 within the bar section opening 110.

In this view, a top wall 134 of the upper portion 114 can be seen. The top wall 134 defines a top of the inner chamber 124 (best seen in FIG. 6). The top wall 134, in this example, is removable in order to enable access to the inner chamber 124. The top wall 134 may be made removable in a variety of ways. For example, the top wall 134 may be fastened to the upper portion 114 with removable fasteners. Alternatively, the top wall 134 may be hinged to the upper portion 114 for easy opening.

Referring to FIG. 3, an example of a perspective view of the cabinet 100 of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section 102 is in a fully retracted position according to aspects described herein, is depicted. When the bar section 102 is in a fully retracted position, the lower portion 116 is retracted below the top surface 108 of the cabinet counter top 106. Additionally, when the bar section 102 is in it fully retracted position, the upper portion 114 extends above the top surface 108.

The outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 extends past the outer perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 and extends horizontally over the top surface 108 of the counter top 106 by a certain overhang distance 144. More specifically, in the case where perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 is rectangular, square of other type of quadrilateral shape (i.e., a closed shape having four sides with four angles), the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 may extend past each of the four sides of the perimeter 112. If the perimeter 112 of the bar section 110 were another type of polygonal shape (i.e., a closed shape having only straight line sides), the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 may extend past each side of the polygonal shaped perimeter 112 of bar section opening 110. Also, by way of example, if the outer perimeter 118 had a circular shape or other closed shape with curved sides (or a combination of curved and straight sides), the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 may extend past each side of the perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110, including any curved side.

As such, the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 prevents liquid filled containers from being placed too close to the bar section opening 110. Advantageously, this reduces the risk of inadvertent spillage into the bar section opening 110.

Referring to FIG. 4, an example of a cross-sectional side view of the cabinet 100 of FIG. 1 taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1, wherein the bar section 102 is in the fully extended position according to aspects described herein is depicted. In this example, the bar section 102 extends substantially entirely above the top surface 108 of the cabinet 100.

The lift mechanism 132 is mounted inside of the cabinet 100. The lift mechanism 132 can be any lift mechanism operable to support the bar section 102 and to move the bar section 102 from the fully extended position (best seen in this FIG. 4) to the fully retracted position (best seen in FIG. 5). In this example, the lift mechanism 132 includes an electric motor system operatively connected to a worm gear 138. The worm gear 138 is engaged with a movable platform 140 that supports the bar section 102. As the motor system 136 turns the worm gear 138, the platform 140 rides up and down on the gear 138 to move the bar section 102 from the fully extended position to the fully retracted position. A support track 142 guides and supports the movable platform 140 as the platform 140 is moved by the worm gear 132. The lift mechanism may be operated via remote control of by controls that are installed on the cabinet 102.

Though this example illustrates a lift mechanism 132 having an electric motor system 136 operably engaged with a worm gear 138, other lift mechanisms may also be used. For example, the lift mechanism 132 may be any one of several remote control operated commercial television lift mechanisms currently sold on the market.

Referring to FIG. 5, an example of a cross-sectional side view of the cabinet 100 of FIG. 3 taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 3, wherein the bar section is in the fully retracted position according to aspects described herein, is depicted. In the fully retracted position, the movable platform 140 is recessed down close to the lower end of the support track 142.

Also, when the bar section 102 is in its fully retracted position, the lower portion 116 is retracted below the top surface 108 of the cabinet counter top 106. Additionally, when the bar section 102 is in it fully retracted position, the upper portion 114 extends above the top surface 108.

The outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 extends past the outer perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 and extends horizontally over the top surface 108 of the counter top 106. More specifically, in this case, where perimeter 112 of the bar section opening 110 is rectangular shaped, the outer perimeter 118 of the upper portion 114 may extend past each of the four sides of the perimeter 112 by an overhang distance 144. The overhand distance is predetermined to substantially reduce the risk of any inadvertent liquid spills from flowing along the countertop 106 and into the bar section opening 110. The overhang distance 144 may be greater than 0.5 inches, 1.0 inches, 1.5 inches, 2.0 inches or more.

Though the overhang distance 144 in the examples shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is illustrated as being substantially equal on all four sides of the rectangular bar section opening 110, the overhang distance can also be a different distance on any side of the bar section opening 110. Additionally, depending on the design parameters of the cabinet, the upper portion 114 may not be constructed to overhang the bar section opening 110 on every side. For example, the upper portion 114 may be constructed to only overhang the bar section opening 110 by an overhang distance 144 on the front side of the cabinet, where most of a user's interaction with the bar section 102 will take place.

Referring to FIG. 6, an example of a perspective top view of the upper portion 114 of the retractable bar section 102 of FIG. 1, according to aspects described herein, is depicted. In this view, the top wall 134 of the upper portion 114 has been removed to reveal the inner chamber 124 disposed within the upper portion 114.

The inner chamber 124 is sized to receive therein a base 146 and a portion of a stem 148 associated with a stemware 126. A bottom wall 150 defines a bottom of the inner chamber 124. The bottom wall 150 includes a stemware opening 152 and a stemware slot 154. The stemware opening 152 is sized to enable the base 146 of the stemware 126 to be placed into the inner chamber 124. The stemware slot 154 is sized to enable the stem 148 of the stemware 126 to be slid along the stemware slot 154 and positioned such that the bottom wall 150 supports the base 146 of the stemware 126 as the stemware 126 hangs from the inner chamber 124.

In the particular example of FIG. 6, the stemware opening 152 is centrally positioned in the bottom wall 150. Additionally, the stemware slot 154 includes a pair of stemware slots 154A and 154B (best seen in FIG. 7) extending longitudinally along the bottom wall 150 from opposing sides 156, 158 of the stemware opening 152.

Referring to FIG. 7, an example of a perspective bottom view of the upper portion 114 of the retractable bar section 102 of FIG. 6, according to aspects described herein, is depicted. The upper portion 114 includes the bottom wall 150 having the stemware opening 152 and the pair of stemware slots 154A, 154B. The bottom wall 150 supports the bases 146 of a plurality of stemware 126 hanging from the bottom wall 150.

Though this example illustrates a stemware opening 152 that is centrally located in the bottom wall 150 and having a pair of stemware slots 154A, 154B extending from opposing ends 156, 158 of the stemware opening 152, other configurations of stemware openings and stemware slots are within the scope of this disclosure. For example, the stemware opening 152 may be positioned on an end of the bottom wall 150 and have only one stemware slot 154 extending from it.

The stemware 126 includes a bowl 128 for holding liquid, which is integrally connected to the stem 148 at the stem's upper end. The base 146 of the stemware 126 is integrally connected to the stem 148 at the stem's lower end. To hang the stemware 126 from the bottom wall 150 of the inner chamber 124 (best seen in FIG. 6), the base 146 of the stemware 126 is slid through the stemware opening 154, which opening 154 is sized to receive the base 146 therethrough. The inner chamber 124 is also sized to receive the base 146 and a portion of the stem 148 therein. Once the base 146 is inserted into the inner chamber 124, a portion of the stem 148 is fit into the stemware slot 154. The stemware 126 is then slid along the stemware slot 154 to a desired position in the inner chamber 124. Once in position, the stemware 126 will hang from the bottom wall 150 of the inner chamber 124 by a stemware hanging height 128.

Advantageously, the stemware slot 154 will securely hold the stemware 126 in position within the inner chamber 124 while the bar section 102 is extending and/or retracting. More specifically, the slot 154 will prevent any of the stemware 126 from dislodging from the inner chamber 124 as the bar section 102 moves from its fully extended position to its fully retracted position and vice versa.

Additionally advantageously, the lower portion 116 of the bar section 102 has a lower portion height 130 (best seen in FIG. 1) that is sized to receive the plurality of beverage containers 120 and to enable the plurality of stemware 126 to hang from the inner chamber 124 without coming into contact with the plurality of beverage containers 120. More specifically, the lower portion height 130 is sized to be greater than the largest beverage container height 122 plus the largest stemware hanging height 128. As such an optimal amount of storage space is afforded the beverage containers 120 and the stemware 126. Additionally, a user may easily access both stemware 126 and beverage containers 120 when the bar section 102 is in its fully extended position.

It should be appreciated that all combinations of the foregoing concepts and additional concepts discussed in greater detail herein (provided such concepts are not mutually inconsistent) are contemplated as being part of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein. In particular, all combinations of claimed subject matter appearing at the end of this disclosure are contemplated as being part of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein.

Although the invention has been described by reference to specific examples, it should be understood that numerous changes may be made within the spirit and scope of the inventive concepts described. Accordingly, it is intended that the disclosure not be limited to the described examples, but that it have the full scope defined by the language of the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A cabinet comprising: a cabinet base; a countertop mounted on the cabinet base, the countertop including a top surface having a bar section opening disposed therethrough; a bar section slidably positioned within the bar section opening, the bar section having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers, and the upper portion being mounted on top of the lower portion, the upper portion including an outer perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of the bar section opening; and a lift mechanism mounted inside of the cabinet base and supporting the bar section, the lift mechanism being operable to move the bar section from a fully extended position to a fully retracted position, wherein: in the fully extended position, the bar section extends above the top surface such that the beverage containers are accessible to a user, and in the fully retracted position, the lower portion is retracted below the top surface and the upper portion extends above the top surface.
 2. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the upper portion comprises: an inner chamber sized to receive therein a base and a portion of a stem associated with a stemware; and a bottom wall defining a bottom of the inner chamber, the bottom wall including a stemware opening and a stemware slot, wherein: the stemware opening is sized to enable the base to be placed into the inner chamber, and the stemware slot is sized to enable the stem to be slid along the stemware slot and positioned such that the bottom wall supports the base of the stemware as the stemware hangs from the inner chamber.
 3. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein: the stemware opening is centrally positioned in the bottom wall; and the stemware slot includes a pair of stemware slots extending longitudinally along the bottom wall from opposing sides of the stemware opening.
 4. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein the stemware comprises a plurality of stemware having a plurality of bases and a plurality of stems.
 5. The cabinet of claim 4, wherein the plurality of stemware is a plurality of wine glasses.
 6. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein the upper portion comprises a top wall defining a top of the inner chamber, the top wall being removable in order to enable access to the inner chamber.
 7. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the outer perimeter of the upper portion includes a decorative molding disposed thereon.
 8. The cabinet of claim 1, comprising: the lower portion having a lower portion height sized to receive the plurality of beverage containers; and the upper portion having an upper portion height that is less than one quarter the height of the lower portion.
 9. The cabinet of claim 4, comprising: the lower portion having a lower portion height sized to receive the plurality of beverage containers and to enable the plurality of stemware to hang from the inner chamber without coming into contact with the plurality of beverage containers; and the upper portion having an upper portion height that is less than one quarter the height of the lower portion.
 10. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein, when the bar section is in the fully extended position, the lower portion extends substantially entirely above the top surface.
 11. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the perimeter of the bar section opening has a substantially rectangular shape.
 12. A cabinet comprising: a cabinet base; a countertop mounted on the cabinet base, the countertop including a top surface having a bar section opening disposed therethrough; a bar section slidably positioned within the bar section opening, the bar section having: a lower portion configured to contain a plurality of beverage containers, and an upper portion being mounted on top of the lower portion, the upper portion including: an inner chamber sized to receive therein a base and a portion of a stem associated with a stemware, and a bottom wall defining a bottom of the inner chamber, the bottom wall including a stemware opening and a stemware slot, wherein the stemware opening is sized to enable the base of the stemware to be placed into the inner chamber, and the stemware slot is sized to enable the stem to be slid along the stemware slot and positioned such that the bottom wall supports the base of the stemware as the stemware hangs from the inner chamber; and a lift mechanism mounted inside of the cabinet base and supporting the bar section, the lift mechanism being operable to move the bar section from a fully extended position to a fully retracted position.
 13. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein: in the fully extended position, the bar section extends above the top surface such that the beverage containers are accessible to a user, and in the fully retracted position, the lower portion is retracted below the top surface and the upper portion extends above the top surface.
 14. The cabinet of claim 13, wherein the upper portion comprises an outer perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of the bar section opening.
 15. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein: the stemware opening is centrally positioned in the bottom wall; and the stemware slot includes a pair of stemware slots extending longitudinally along the bottom wall from opposing sides of the stemware opening.
 16. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein the stemware comprises a plurality of stemware having a plurality of bases and a plurality of stems.
 17. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein the upper portion comprises a top wall defining a top of the inner chamber, the top wall being removable in order to enable access to the inner chamber.
 18. The cabinet of claim 12, comprising: the lower portion having a lower portion height sized to receive the plurality of beverage containers; and the upper portion having an upper portion height that is less than one quarter the height of the lower portion.
 19. The cabinet of claim 12, comprising the lower portion having a lower portion height sized to enable the stemware to hang from the inner chamber without coming into contact with the plurality of beverage containers.
 20. The cabinet of claim 12, wherein, when the bar section is in the fully extended position, the lower portion extends substantially entirely above the top surface. 